By Stephen J. Thomas<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE, Australia, February 2. ONLY five women have dipped under the 54-second mark in the 100 freestyle and three are Aussies. Newly crowned Libby Lenton has now achieved the feat on four occasions as has teammate and Athens gold medalist Jodie Henry. Dutch flier Inky de Bruijn, the Sydney gold medalist, has three to her name with Aussie Alice Mills and American record-holder Natalie Coughlin making up the elite group. <\/p>\n
53.42 Lenton Jan 06
\n53.52 Henry Aug 04
\n53.66 Lenton Mar 04
\n53.67 Lenton Feb 06
\n53.72 Lenton Aug 05
\n53.77 Henry Mar 04
\n53.77 de Bruijn Sept 00
\n53.80 de Bruijn May 00
\n53.83 de Bruijn Sept 00
\n53.84 Henry Aug 04
\n53.85 Henry Feb 06
\n53.96 Mills Mar 05
\n53.99 Coughlin Aug 02<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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